Policy Topic
Murals
Issues to Research
Students needed to paint a
mural.
Stock photo/video/art database
Would like a collection of
images, video and artwork
for brochures and websites.
Currently counselors need
to navigate multiple agency
websites to find support for
clients, a centralized
searchable database would
be helpful
Why do local residents drop
out of college and what
programs could help them
stay in school?
What types of support or
benefits could be offered to
volunteers?
What types of support or
benefits could be offered to
employees of non-profits?
How can local businesses
partner successfully with
non-profits to meet
common goals?
Marketing research is
needed for multiple local
non-profits.
Help local non-profits
develop more effective
fund-raising methods.
Are there ways to provide
support directly to children
under 18 without parental
approval?
Better website for community
resources/more efficient way to
get resources to those in need
Outreach to college dropouts
Finding quality
volunteers/volunteers who stay
long-term
Reducing Staff Turnover
(Cost/Benefit Analysis)
Public-Private Partnerships/
Disconnect between Human
Services, Social Service Providers,
and Businesses
P.R. and Branding
Online Fundraising/Cutting Edge
Fundraising Technology
Barriers to providing direct
services to youth under 18,
parent permission is needed for
most services/What are the
reasons? Policy research?
Outreach to Hispanic
What are the demographics
populations/demographics/needs and needs of this growing
population in La Crosse? Do
non-profits need to change
any priorities to meet these
needs?
Photographs to supplement the
Photos of minority and/or
“A day in the life of…” story
local poverty families and
shorts
individuals to use as visual,
Client
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Aubrey StetterHesselberg,
Class/Mentor
Regional Fundraising Potential
Trends in Human Services
documentation, and
support of these events in
our community.
Research to tease out and
better understand the
fundraising potential of La
Crosse County and
surrounding counties (La
Crosse, Monroe,
Trempealeau, Vernon,
Houston-MN)
Research regional trends
regarding unmet needs in
human services
Trends in Health
Research regional trends
regarding unmet needs in
health
Trends in Education
Research regional trends
regarding unmet needs in
education
Trends in Local Economy
Research regional trends
regarding unmet needs our
local economy
Parent support/Play Group for
families of young children with
disabilities
Implementation of this
program, collaborating with
La Crosse and Vernon
County Birth to Three
Programs. Look at financial
piece, liability and
marketing
Developing ROI (return on
investment) of 2 major
fundraising events
Fundraising
Great Rivers
United Way
Mary Kay Wolf,
Great Rivers
United Way
Aubrey StetterHesselberg,
Great Rivers
United Way
Aubrey StetterHesselberg,
Great Rivers
United Way
Aubrey StetterHesselberg,
Great Rivers
United Way
Aubrey StetterHesselberg,
Great Rivers
United Way
Coulee
Children’s
Center
The Hunger Task
Force
Marketing
Photography for annual
reports or marketing
materials
The Hunger Task
Force
Benefits from participating in a
play group.
We have plenty of
outcomes from our
program surveys however
we haven’t found research
about the benefits of play
Jodi Widuch,
The Parenting
Place
Shared Parenting
What are the financial benefits to
our community from our blended
model of programming
(FRC/CCR&R)?
ADA: 25 years later.
groups for parents and
young children. Play groups
are our most popular
programs yet are the least
funded because so many
funders only want to
support research based
programming.
Do participants have less
involvement with the
Family Court Commissioner
as a result of attending?
This is a class for parents
who have a child together
but are not married to each
other. One of the goals of
the class is to help the two
parents develop an
amendable, co-parenting
arrangement. It is our
assumption that those who
attend reach agreement
about parenting issues and
don’t need the support of
the family court
commissioner at levels that
those who don’t attend do.
In most Wisconsin counties,
the Family Resource Center
and the Child Care Resource
and Referral agency are
separate agencies with
separate Board of Directors,
offices, administrative staff
and overhead expenses.
The Parenting Place has
combines these services.
Does this have financial
benefits to our community.
ILR celebrates 20 years of
serving individuals living
with disabilities in 2015, the
same year the ADA
celebrates its 25th
Anniversary. ILR would like
to research the consumers
we’ve served over the last
two decades and see what a
Jodi Widuch,
The Parenting
Place
Jodi Widuch,
The Parenting
Place
Independent
Living Resources
Donor Research
Video Presentation – 10-15
minutes – “How Becoming a
Habitat Partner Family Has
Changed Our Lives”.
Analyze Donors
difference not only our
services have made, but
what differences has 25
years of the ADA made in
the lives of those living with
disabilities.
ILR covers 13 counties in
Western and Southwestern
Wisconsin; researching
donors outside the
immediate area is
challenging even as far as
general information such as
foundation names,
corporate donor
possibilities and individual
donors. ILR would like to
use this opportunity to
develop a potential donor
database for our service
area.
Interview selected
members of partner
families of Habitat for
Humanity – La Crosse Area
to describe how HFH has
improved their living
conditions and impacted
their lives. Approximately
40 families reside in La
Crosse and Vernon Counties
in western Wisconsin. It is
anticipated that some but
not all would be willing to
participate. The affiliate
would help with the
selection and contact
processes.
Perfect data to determine
donation patterns (amount,
types of materials) for the
ReStore and the Affiliate,
develop a donor map for
the La Crosse affiliate, and
propose some marketing
strategies.
Independent
Living Resources
Amanda Acklin,
Habitat for
Humanity
Amanda Acklin,
Habitat for
Humanity
History of McGilvray Road and its
Bridges
Biological survey of Van Loon
Wildlife Area
Impact of water levels McGilvraySeven Bridges Road
The affiliate has maintained
a donor perfect data base
for the past 4-5 years. The
data base would be made
available to the students
with individual names
redacted to protect
anonymity.
http://www.7bridgesrd.org/
Research history of the road
and its rare bridge designs
http://www.7bridgesrd.org/
Survey invasive and rare
plant and animals species.
http://www.7bridgesrd.org/
GIS mapping showing the
effects of changes in Black
River water levels on the
bridges.
Nancy Hill,
McGilvray-Seven
Bridges Road
Nancy Hill,
McGilvray-Seven
Bridges Road
Nancy Hill,
McGilvray-Seven
Bridges Road
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation
Data Tracking
Volunteerism
Program Innovation
Program Innovation
Program Innovation
Program Innovation
Marketing/Promotion
Measuring a sense of
achievement,
relationships and
belonging in teen
center programs
Measuring a sense of
achievement,
relationships and
belonging in youth
sports programming
Measuring a sense of
achievement,
relationship and
belonging in school age
child care program
Measuring the impact
of the physical activity
program within school
age child care
Employee Wellness
Program interest and
evaluation
Measuring repeat visits
of teen center
participants and impact
of those visits
Recruitment methods
for target populations
(i.e. – millennials, gen
X, baby boomers &
seniors)
Trends youth sports;
Fitness; Chronic
Disease Prevention;
Aquatics
Impact of
intergenerational
programming; ideation
for programming
Tracking and advising
on current fitness
trends
Conduct community
needs assessment and
determine where gaps
in programming exits
for youth (4-11) and/or
young adults (12-18)
Target marketing
strategies based on
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
BUS230, Brenda
Murray
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
YMCA
BUS230, Brenda
Murray
Marketing/Promotion
Marketing/Promotion
Surveys
community
demographics
Best practices for using
social media based on
community’s social
media tolerance and
literacy of social media
platforms
Branding to promote
the organization and
make it more visible
Determine the value of
trails in Hixon forest to
La Crosse residents,
businesses and UW-L
students
YMCA
Outdoor Recreation
Alliance
Outdoor Recreation
Alliance
BUS230, Brenda
Murray.
REC340, Jacob
Sciammas